Drummond v. Alsaloussi et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
Case No. 23-cv-21379-BLOOM/Otazo-Reyes
CHRISTOPHER DRUMMOND,
Plaintiff,
v.
MOHAMMED ALSALOUSSI,
individually; YELLOW HAMMOCK
LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company; 775 NE 77TH TERRACE
LLC, a Florida limited liability company;
ALSALOUSSI ESTATE LLC, a Florida
limited liability company; and ALSALOUSSI
HOLDINGS, LLC, a Florida limited
liability company, jointly and severally; LC
04 SPECIAL, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, and VELOCITY
COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LLC;
Defendants.
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AMENDED ORDER RELEASING SUPERSEDEAS BOND
THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon Plaintiff’s Motion for Issuance of Amended Order
Authorizing Release of Supersedeas Bond (“Motion”), ECF No. [127], filed on December 8, 2025.
On November 12, 2025, the Eleventh Circuit remanded to this Court “for the limited purpose of
the district court ruling as indicated in its September 5, 2025, order.” ECF No. [124] at 3. On
November 21, 2025, in accordance with its indicative ruling, the Court entered its Order Releasing
Supersedeas Bond and directed the Clerk of Court to release Plaintiff’s supersedeas bond
(“Order”). ECF No. [126] at 1 (citing ECF No. [95]). Plaintiff states that, upon presenting the
Order to the Clerk of Court, “the Clerk instructed that the order must contain additional information
to effectuate the release of the bond. Specifically, the Clerk instructed that the order must include:
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(1) the payee’s name, and (2) instructions for the release of any accrued interest.” ECF No. [127]
¶ 7. The Court has considered the Motion, the record, the applicable law, and is otherwise fully
advised. Accordingly, it is it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Plaintiff’s Motion for
Issuance of Amended Order Authorizing Release of Supersedeas Bond, ECF No. [127], is
GRANTED. The Order Releasing Supersedeas Bond, ECF No. [126], is AMENDED to state:
THIS CAUSE is before the Court upon limited remand from the Eleventh Circuit. ECF
No. [124]. On November 12, 2025, the Eleventh Circuit remanded to this Court “for the limited
purpose of the district court ruling as indicated in its September 5, 2025, order.” Id. at 3. On
September 5, 2025, this Court indicated that it would release Plaintiff’s supersedeas bond “if the
case were remanded from the Eleventh Circuit because the Court does not have subject matter
jurisdiction to continue holding the bond.” ECF No. [120] at 12. The Eleventh Circuit having
issued a limited remand, in accordance with the Court’s indicative ruling, it is ORDERED AND
ADJUDGED that the Clerk of Court RELEASE Plaintiff’s supersedeas bond, ECF No. [95], in
the deposited amount of $9,550,000.00, plus any accrued interest, and disburse those funds to
Christopher Drummond.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Miami, Florida on December 8, 2025.
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BETH BLOOM
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Copies to: Counsel of Record
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